YouTuber The Hacksmith has been working on his Elysium-inspired exoskeleton for a long time. Now it's finally paid off: The pneumatic-powered cyborg arms let him curl more than 170 pounds like it's an empty pillow sack, complete with exactly the sort of robotic sounds you'd expect. »8/30/14 6:13pm 8/30/14 6:13pm

Earlier today, Japanese researchers unveiled the latest incarnation of HAL, the Hybrid Assistive Limb. What makes this version of the suit particularly unique is that it is equipped with a network of sensors that monitor the electric signals coming from the wearer's brain, allowing them to seamlessly control the… »10/18/12 2:44pm 10/18/12 2:44pm

Clark Gregg may not have have worn the suit in Iron Man 2, but in this video Gregg tries on Raytheon's XOS 2 exoskeleton — it's more or less a battlefield version of Ripley's power loader. »9/28/10 11:22am 9/28/10 11:22am

U.S. military troops won't have to wait decades for useful exoskeleton robo-suits. According to the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (SSC), development plans are on track to deploy the suits in a few years. Which soldiers will get the suits, and what roles will our cyborg supersoldiers play?SSC (also known as Natick,…
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